The 2023 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 104th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's 11th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and their 14th season with Ian McIntyre as the head coach of the program. The Orange played their home matches at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
The Orange finished the season with a 9–5–7 overall record and a 2–1–5 record in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated eleventh seed NC State in the First Round, and advanced past third seed Virginia via penalties in the Quarterfinals, before falling to seventh seed North Carolina in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They defeated in the First Round before losing to eighth seed in the Second Round to end their title defense.
Background
The 2022 season was the most successful season in program history. It was the first time a team from the university reached the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game going on to defeat #13 Indiana, 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. It was the program's first national soccer title since 1936.
During the off-season, the team spent time in the UK, practicing against U21 squads for Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, and Leicester City. The team was also invited to the College Athletes Day at the White House on June 12, 2023.
On 1 August 2023, the team was ranked #1 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 preseason poll.
Player movement
Players Leaving
Departures Russell Shealy 1 GK 6'1" 223 Senior Cartersville, Georgia Graduated; drafted 52nd overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Christian Curti 2 DF 6'2" 178 Senior Ontario, Canada Graduated Abdi Salim 3 DF 6'1" 177 Senior Buffalo, New York Graduated; drafted 17th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Amferny Sinclair 5 MF 6'0" 165 Senior Alajuela, Costa Rica Graduated; drafted 45th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Julio Fulcar 6 MF 5'9" 174 Graduate Student Watertown, Massachusetts Graduated Curt Calov 7 MF 5'9" 155 Sophomore Morristown, New Jersey Transferred to Rutgers Nathan Opoku 10 FW 6'0" 173 Sophomore Accra, Ghana Signed professional contract with Leicester City Colin Biros 13 MF 5'7" 149 Graduate Student Jackson, Ohio Graduated Levonte Johnson 14 FW 5'10" 185 Senior Brampton, Ontario Graduated; drafted 29th overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Louie Bulger 15 DF 5'10" 157 Senior Tokyo, Japan Graduated Camden Holbrook 18 MF 6'2" 183 Senior Cary, North Carolina Graduated Parker Kump 25 GK 6'0" 181 Sophomore Fairport, New York Transferred to Albany Noah Lechelt 31 MF 5'10" 173 Freshman Edmonton, Canada Transferred to Coastal Carolina Marc Chin 32 DF 6'0" 185 Freshman Oviedo, Florida — Lucas Daunhauer 40 GK 6'3" 176 Graduate Student Evansville, Indiana Graduated
Players Arriving After departure of many starters to professional ranks, the team welcomed 13 transfer players.
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Jason Smith 1 GK 6'1" 173 Junior Fresno, California Utah Valley Pablo Pedregosa 2 DF 6'2" 176 Graduate Student Villareal, Spain NC State Andre Cutler-DeJesus 3 DF 6'1" 176 Junior Mamaroneck, New York Marist Gabriel Mikina 5 DF 6'1" 183 Senior Toronto, Canada Niagara Stephen Hasse 6 MF 5'8" 157 Senior Godfrey, Illinois Niagara Mateo Leveque 7 MF 5'11" 171 Junior Nice, France Connecticut Felipe D'Agostini 11 MF 5'7" 163 Graduate Student Porto Alegre, Brazil Oral Roberts Rodrigo Almeida 14 FW 6'1" 165 Graduate Student Lisbon, Portugal Niagara Daniel Diaz Bonilla 15 FW 6'0" 187 Graduate Student Vienna, Virginia Princeton Nathaniel Edwards 18 MF 5'9" 167 Senior Brampton, Ontario Purdue Fort Wayne Thomas Hutt 25 GK 6'3" 217 Junior Nutley, New Jersey Army Nicholas Kaloukian 32 FW 6'0" 189 Sophomore Wayne, New Jersey Michigan Josh Belluz 33 MF 6'6" 207 Graduate Student Toronto, Canada Villanova Michael Suski 99 FW 5'10" 177 Senior Avon, Connecticut Boston College
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating New York, New York New England Revolution Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic director John Wildhack Head coach Ian McIntyre Associate head coach Jukka Masalin Assistant coach Sean Lawlor
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Giona Leibold Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26, 2023 Jahiem Wickham ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 10, 2023 Jeorgio Kocevski ACC Midfielder of the Year November 8, 2023 All-ACC First Team Lorenzo Boselli All-ACC Third Team Daniel Diaz Bonilla ACC All-Tournament Team November 12, 2023 Alex Svetanoff
2024 MLS Super Draft
Jeorgio Kocevski Orlando City 1 21 MF Olu Oyegunle Atlanta United 2 33 DF
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Rankings
References
External links Syracuse Men's Soccer